Täkänä : Finn-pick Double Weave (Nov 2024)

Wednesday - Sunday, November 13 - 17, 2024
10 am – 5 pm 
Instructor: Phyllis Fredendall
Class fee: $240
Materials fee: $40 payable by cash or check to instructor
Registration closes November 1 or when sold out

Täkänä – known in English as Finn-pick double weave – is a traditional weaving method that allows the weaver to create a graphic reversible double cloth in two colors. This technique can be found in medieval churches and in museums in Finland and Sweden. It became popular in Finland in the 1960s but is rarely practiced today. Instructor Phyllis Fredendall studied the technique as the University of Lapland in Rovaniemi, Finland in 2023 with support from the American Scandinavian Foundation. 

 Weavers will work with wool in contrasting natural and red or natural and black yarns in both warp and weft to learn the technique and create a small sample. Open to weavers ages 18 and up who can independently wind a warp and dress a floor loom.